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Changing views

Hope for show venues and events after difficult year • Governing bodies are working hard with organisers to try to get back to a more normal year of competition

Licensing fly-grazing could help protect horses • Councils are issuing licences allowing horses to be kept on publicly owned land, for safety and to save taxpayer money

EU recognises all the UK’s studbooks

HORSES IN THE NEWS

Eventing dressage improving as experts weigh phase ratios • Figures show scores are improving at international levels, but focusing on flatwork in lockdown has not yet paid off

IN BRIEF

A change of view could help equestrian business viability • Yards and centres must be able to make a profit to survive – and clients need to realise the costs

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

OBITUARIES

New Year Honours for those who change people’s lives • Bob Champion and leading figures in racing, the Riding for the Disabled Association and equine therapy are named

GOOD WEEK & BAD WEEK

And finally… Duncan’s feeling hip

LETTERS

LETTER OF THE WEEK

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‘Accept the things we cannot change’ • Laura Tomlinson discusses positive January goal-setting amid the gloom

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Our guests

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Katy Green • The showing rider draws huge inspiration from her mentors and has big plans for the working hunter scene. Alex Robinson checks in with Katy Green to find out how she juggles business and competition

Alice Oppenheimer • The dressage rider on competitive fancy dress and why she’d love to have dinner with Sir Winston Churchill

Give us the lowdown on a horse you’re excited about

Sports psychologist • Michael Caulfield on why any form of sport helps make a person whole

Aimee Devane • The mountain and moorland specialist on pursuing her dreams, her laid-back personality and what motivates her to get out of bed in the morning

Wesko • This veteran five-star winner has an “amazing brain” and is a favourite with everyone, having bounced back from injury in 2016. Pippa Roome finds out more about him from his connections

Yard manager Lucy Miles

Better out than in • A diseased or damaged molar that is beyond repair is best removed, but how? Neil Townsend MRCVS explains

“Fermenting food was visibly bubbling”

14 riders to watch in 2021 • Who will be taking the limelight next season? Andrea Oakes checks out the up-and-coming talent with victory in their sights

New horizons • Covid has put huge pressure on the job market, but some horse owners have diversified and reaped the benefits of different roles, writes Stephanie Bateman

7 ways top riders deal with nerves • Even the world’s elite riders aren’t immune to competition nerves. Martha Terry discovers how they channel their jitters into a winning performance

Getting the psychological edge

First ladies • Male and female riders may now compete as equals, but a few skilled horsewomen paved the way in a...